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Influenza-Associated Pediatric Deaths in the United States, 2010–2015
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Community influenza infection rates are highest among children. In children, influenza can cause severe illness and complications including, respiratory failure and death. Annual influenza vaccination is recommended for all persons aged ≥ 6 months.… read more -
Processing of Novel Electronic Health Data to Support Public Health Surveillance
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Accurately gauging the health status of a population during an event of public health significance (e.g. hurricanes, H1N1 2009 pandemic) in support of emergency response and situation awareness efforts can be a challenge for established public… read more -
Comparison of Distribute and ILINet for national influenza surveillance
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During the spring of 2009, a public health emergency was declared in response to the emergence of the 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) virus. Owing to the response, timely data were needed to improve situational awareness and to inform… read more -
Comparison of the US outpatient influenza-like illness surveillance network and the Google Flu Trends from 2008 to 2010
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http://Google.org developed a regression model that used the volume of influenza-related search queries best correlated with the proportion of outpatient visits related to influenza-like illness (ILI) model to estimate the level of ILI… read more -
BioSense 2.0 Webinar: Panel on Influenza-like Illness (ILI) Surveillance
Content Type: Webinar
Influenza-like illness (ILI) is an annual concern for communities and health authorities worldwide. As we enter the already active 2013-2014 flu season, join ISDS and the BioSense Redesign Team for a Webinar about using emergency department (ED… read more -
U.S. Pneumonia and Influenza Mortality Surveillance: A New Era
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The 122 Cities Mortality Reporting System (CMRS) has been used for pneumonia and influenza monitoring in the U.S. since the early 20th century. The 122 CMRS is regarded as the timeliest source of mortality data, with the majority of deaths being… read more -
FluView interactive: using user-centered design and usability heuristics to improve visualization of influenza information
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Given the periodic nature of influenza activity, it is important to develop visualization tools that enable enhanced decision-making. User-Centered Design is a set of software development methodologies that primarily employ user… read more